Of course it's weird. I said Arkansas, didn't I?
That's just how they do it here. You sue the State of Arkansas for a court order, forcing the state to grant you a title if a conventional title (manufacturer's certificate of origin, previous title, etc.) does not exist. I suspect it was set up that way for several reasons: 1. To discourage people from being "creative" with titles. If you have to go through that much trouble and go before a judge in a court of law, you are most likely legit. They understand Hillbilly in Little Rock, have no doubt about that. 2. To release liability from the state for issuing a title. "Hey, we had to give that title, he had a court order."
There was no previous title on the Locost. It was a pile of stainless tubes. First you get a certificate of "No, I don't see no VIN on this thing" from the highway patrol, then someone in Little Rock gives you a VIN but no title, then you sue the state for the title, then the judge signs the court order (that you write, not the court), then you go to the tax office where they say "No, we're not going to give you a title without a court order" and you hand them a court order and they say "OK, if we have to, here's your title." It's actually a lot easier than many other states. I understand Taxachussettes is virtually impossible, for example. This was the first time I ever sued anyone, and I learned a whole lot during the process. Sort of like Billy3Esq going down to the drug store with a sinus infection.
